The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-05-12

some things that we're true, whether it
was right in me to say 80 or not. l also
said I was opposed to bar'rooms OF
retail shops at Anderson or. anywhere
else, as they we're managed at that day.
MY views have not changed on that
point. I further said was an advocate
for spirits to be retailed in the community
by somebody under regulations and rules
BY law, so that those who need it
would be able to get it. Well, I believe
prohibition does not pretend that spirits
shall be put out Of the reach of any that
need it. But confess there is something
about the programme of prohibition l
do not,understand.e- But .asI donotgant
to,take,up so much. Of your paper as
would crowd out other matters gilmore
importance to the public, and as there
are a good many that are pretty hard
down on me for my position, saying OF
.inferriDg that I am doing the. cause OF
temperance a. great injury because l
an, nd i in favor Of the use of spirits, I say
I .ans only in favor of:the use OF
spirits when necessary. Some people
will tell me that spirits are not needed
at any time or under any circumstances.
I would not pretend to say the world Id
could not do without spirits, but l will
,ag u that ii believe good, pures spirits
used q ii is theysshoald 5e used, would be
rood in many cases aud under many cir
cumstances in life. 1t is about the last
thing that doctors give to dying man.
I will ask few questions to any or all
that may differ with me on this great
question, and when I speak of spirits l
mean any thing that will intoxicste. l
hold that wine will intoxicate anybody
lust the same as any other spirit, if he
drinks enough Of it. The Sin against
God Of getting drunk on wine would be
lust the same as to get drunk on anything
else, and no more.
The first question, is spirits creature
ofGoda TheBook says, t.every creature
ofsGod is good, and nothing to be re-
fused, if it be received with Thanksgiving
and prayer" N
ood Ts,it the will of God that spirits
shall be in our world for the use and
benefit Of his creature man?
Srd. Amidst all the plans, measures,
and schemes that has been adopted or
.resorted to-. has the abuseof spirits been
reduced or made less? If not, why7
4th. What is the true definition of the
term temperament
e 5th. Is there any law, civil or moral,
against Temperament For an answer to
this question, if you will just turn to the
9th chapter of Galatians, %, % verses,
you you will 6ud full answer,
9th. Doesthe Bible hold ont any en-
couragements OF right fos intoxicating
drink?
7th. Hox long has the world been
drinking to ointoxicationSs ~
9Th. How long will this habit continue
9th. What does the .word prohibition
mean? .sss!i>} El9lizH
A few thoughts more and am done
Prohibition is q term that carries with 1t
the power :Hof force or compulsion ITO
make mon do as you want them to do,
whether they will or not, at least in an
indirect way. Now, Ihold thai man is a
free agent, has the right to eat and to
drink, to wear and manage his owl pri-
vate affairs as he chooses. The Apostle
Paul said to the Collossians: "Let no
man Judge you in meat, or drink or of q
holy day, &C." Some people say to me,
you say there is no harm or evil in the
temperate use of spirits or vine. ] 1admit
that. Those thataccus me thus, to carry
out their point, say to me you admit the
use of spirits temperately. And some
other man uses spirits because I use them,
and, by the way, gets drunk, and thats:l
am to greater or less extent influencing
or encouraging that man to drunkenness,
and that I will be held to account 10 q
moral sense for the injury to that man,
or the evil that may grow out of his in'
toxication. don't believe there is one
word of sound logic in any such philos-
ophy. And man might just as we'll
"siDg Psalms to dead horse" as to talk
to me in that way. Again, the great hue
and cry of the evil of the present day is
whiskey. Who denies the great evil
growing ut of what, not the whiskey,
but the abuse of whiskey or any other
intoxicating drink? I do not believe
spirits or the abuse of spirits is the great
est evil in our land at this de- and time
What is paid about the love of money
What is said about coyetousness, e1tor
ton, oppression and grinding the poor
And how many other crimes and vices
are INDUCED 10 and practiced by oul
people, or by many of them, that is as
sinful and wicked, in the sight of God, al
intemperance, and worse? l know tha
the result of intemperance costs oul
county and State great deal of money
but the injury and evil of intemperance
generally falls on individuals and indi
yidual families. When covetousness
extortion and oppression is forcing th'
very life blood, so to speak, out of th'
hearts of the great majority of our peo
pie, and any man that has made it
point to. pay any attention to passing
events, will say the rich are getting
richer every day, and the poor are get
ting poorer.
One more point and I will stop. | an
no prophet nor the son Of a prophet
but I have not been mistaken in m.
Judgment and opinion in reference t.
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